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reconservation

reconservation noun: conservation or repair subsequent to a previous attempt at conservation.

Noun

reconservation (uncountable)

  1. Conservation or repair subsequent to a previous attempt at conservation.
    • The absence of information regarding earlier conservation work (e.g. experienced in the reconservation of The Portland Vase and Holbein's painting The Ambassadors), has emphasized the need for the creation of accurate conservation records.2012, Chris Caple, Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method and Decision Making

Origin of reconservation

From re- + conservation.

Questions about reconservation

What does reconservation mean?
Reconservation means conservation or repair subsequent to a previous attempt at conservation.
What part of speech is reconservation?
Reconservation is a noun.

Words near reconservation in the dictionary

  1. reconsecrations
  2. reconsent
  3. reconsented
  4. reconsenting
  5. reconsents
  6. reconservation
  7. reconserve
  8. reconserved
  9. reconserves
  10. reconserving
  11. reconsider

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